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Logging

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Busting Through the Hype and Politics of Forest Thinning

Forest managers conduct hundreds of thousands of acres of forest “thinning” projects annually in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, resulting in substantial ecological and financial costs.
February 25, 2026
by
Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D. and David Lindenmayer
Forest managers conduct hundreds of thousands of acres of forest “thinning” projects annually in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, resulting in substantial ecological and financial costs.
A waterfall surrounded by big trees
Columns

Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest

A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing biodiversity.
January 16, 2026
by
Daniel Couceiro
A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing biodiversity.
A man walks through shin-deep mud with flooded buildings in the background
Climate Change

Photo Essay: Climate Change and Deforestation Collide in Indonesia’s Deadly Floods

Millions of people on Sumatra remain displaced by November’s cyclone, showing the dangers of the climate crisis and indiscriminate logging and habitat destruction.
January 12, 2026
by
Garry Lotulung
Millions of people on Sumatra remain displaced by November’s cyclone, showing the dangers of the climate crisis and indiscriminate logging and habitat destruction.
Commentaries

Logging to ‘Save’ Northern Spotted Owls From Wildfires Will Not End Well

Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may accelerate their extinction.
September 26, 2025
by
Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D. and Derek Lee, Ph.D. and Monica Bond, Ph.D. and Chad Hanson, Ph.D.
Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may accelerate their extinction.
Voices

Species Spotlight: Renewed Hope for the Charismatic Thick-Billed Parrot

After several decades of precipitous decline, new efforts to protect this species begin in earnest in late 2024.
December 6, 2024
by
Ernesto Enkerlin-Hoeflich
After several decades of precipitous decline, new efforts to protect this species begin in earnest in late 2024.
Trees in the foreground, mountains and clouds in the background
Columns

Protect This Place: The Mountainous Ulu Masen Ecosystem

This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.
October 29, 2024
by
Joe Figel and Photography by Hermansyah and Irwan “Kayukul” Yoga
This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.

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